The story of the MIT blackjack team is similar and interesting for the same reasons. Once portable computing was a known tool and the casinos started checking for it, MIT students decided to try parallel processing with more humans instead.
Like with Shannon though, it seems like they didn’t really make any real money doing it. The margins are too fragile and it’s easy to get caught. One technical or social mistake sets you back weeks of work. Not a good way to make a living, never mind getting rich quickly.
